Iowa Code 137G.3 – Food safety — liability
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1. Orders delivered through a food delivery platform shall be transported in a manner that meets all of the following requirements:
a. The order shall be maintained at a holding temperature necessary to prevent spoilage.
b. All bags or containers in which orders are being transported or delivered from a restaurant to a customer shall be closed or sealed by the restaurant with a tamper-resistant method.
c. The individual delivering orders shall not have any passengers, including animals or children when orders for delivery are being transported in the vehicle, except for one adult passenger not engaging in payment for ride-share services.
d. Smoking or vaping in the vehicle while orders are in the vehicle shall be prohibited.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 137G.3
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- platform: means a business that acts as a third-party intermediary by taking and arranging for the delivery or pickup of orders from multiple restaurants for consumers, not including delivery or pickup orders placed directly with, and fulfilled by, a restaurant. See Iowa Code 137G.1
- Restaurant: means a business in the state that operates its own permanent food service facilities with commercial cooking equipment on its premises and prepares and offers to sell multiple entrees for consumption on or off the premises. See Iowa Code 137G.1
2. A food delivery platform transporting orders shall be liable for any harm or injury caused by a failure by the food delivery platform to meet the requirements of this chapter.